Kaupanger

Kaupanger is a village situated along the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It sits along the Norwegian National Road 5, about southeast of the village of Sogndalsfjøra and about northeast of the Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen. Kaupanger IL is a sports club located in Kaupanger.
The village has a population of and a population density of.

History

Kaupanger originated as a settlement during the Viking Age. Earlier, Kaupanger was known as Tingstad. Kaupang is an Old Norse term for a trading or market place so the village's name is composed of and , hence "buy inlet", similar to the literal translation of Copenhagen. The Kaupanger Stave Church is believed to have been built in the 12th century and it is still in existence in this village.